The Congress-led UPA government had in
2008 announced the Infrastructure Development of Private
Aided/Unaided Minority Institutes (Elementary Secondary/Senior
Secondary »

Malegaon:
In an important move towards empowerment of Muslim women, the
Government today announced a scheme for the leadership development
of minority women.

Giving this information in a written reply to a question in
the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for
Minority Affairs Vincent H. Pala said that the objective of the scheme is to
empower and instill confidence in women, including Muslim women, by
providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with
functionaries of Government and banks at all levels.

"The scheme has been approved for
implementation during the 11th Five Year Plan with a revised
allocation of Rs. 5 crore for 2010-11 and Rs. 15 crore for 2011-12
to cover 18,950 and 55,800 women trainees respectively", he added.

The scheme would be implemented from
this year and would be applicable to all the States in the
country.

The embattled Manmohan Singh government Thursday faced its worst
crisis yet with the opposition joining hands in asking it to
resign immediately following allegations on WikiLeaks that the
Congress had
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Panjab
University officials here were left red-faced after they
discovered that a Delhi-based company, which conducted campus
interviews at its School of Communication Studies (SCS) department
for public relations jobs, was bogus.
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Picture of the Day

President
of India Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the
inauguration of the National Festival of Tribal Dances, ‘PRAKRITI’,
in New Delhi on March 16, 2011. Union Minister for Housing
and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture, Kum. Selja, Union
Minister for Tribal Affairs Kantilal Bhuria and Minister of
State for Tribal Affairs Mahadev S. Khandela are also seen.

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